Chapter 324
Chapter 324
I hummed as I thought about what would happen in the future. It didn’t matter if variables arose.
Unlike Exchetra, I wouldn’t rely on anyone. I wouldn’t make mistakes. I wouldn’t let my guard down.
Only now did I recall what fate had befallen my parents, who had only looked at me with fearful eyes.
I burst into laughter loudly. I didn’t know why this memory had come up now, but my composure remained unshaken.
I simply nodded with a brief, satisfied smile.
“You’ve been saved.”
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I scrutinized the paper containing newly added information about Exchetra.
Though glaring at the paper wouldn’t change anything, I did it out of frustration, hoping it might help me vent some steam.
Lately, an overwhelming amount of information had flooded in, leaving my thoughts in disarray. I decided to organize them on paper, and this was the result. Some details were added, and others were modified based on what I heard from Jungyeonhae.
It only complicated things, and my head throbbed.
“Ah… Finally found the purpose, but…”
Now that I knew, the frustration seemed to intensify. There was no solution that immediately came to mind. The thoughts of Kaichen also added to the frustration.
Although I confidently declared in front of Jungyeonhae that such a thing wouldn’t happen, uneasiness lingered.
Kaichen had heard everything from Julius already. His nonchalant attitude reflected that, but the slight surprise in his eyes when he heard my words was unexpected.
Why did he look at me like that?
Did he think I’d give up on him?
Regardless, I was a bit annoyed.
Not only at Kaichen for not telling me the truth immediately but also at myself for not being able to say “It’s okay” after learning everything.
Why didn’t I finish reading the entire story? Just because of that little payment issue. How much did it cost, really?
If I had paid for the preview, I would have known everything and been prepared.
I regretted the same thing over and over again until I finally gave up. Digging into past events wouldn’t yield any results.
I needed to focus on preventing Kaichen’s sacrifice and the second condition.
Exchetra knew how to summon the Blue Dragon. Let the beauty of the world be overshadowed three times. Three instances of time magic came to mind.
Considering the effort and meticulous planning Exchetra put into fulfilling these conditions, there surely was more to it.
Time magic was the most effective way to distort the world. But the blue dragon doesn’t want his precious friend to be used that way.
The second condition was “when the land is filled with sorrow to the point where the sky sheds tears.”
Humans, who drenched the land with blood, were once destroyed by the tears of a sorrowful blue dragon. The two other dragons also sacrificed themselves to become ‘Earth’.
The conditions were all related to the dragons sacrificing themselves for the blue dragon.
The third condition involved the sacrifice of the golden dragon’s incarnation.
My forehead creased in thought.
It might have appeared in the sequel, somewhere else, or was mentioned in the book. Exchetra would have uncovered all the related clues before the Kaichen’s final sacrifice.
Was Julius becoming emperor a gift that the blue dragon said he would give to the person who could listen to his voice?
What does Exchetra want to do by summoning the blue dragon?
Even if she sacrificed Kaichen, it wouldn’t be much different from the original ending. Julius would overcome the death of his precious friend, become emperor, and ultimately meet a happy ending.
The main character will have a happy ending. This was what happened in the original plot, anyway.
“Why, then?”
I pondered so deeply that I almost felt steam rising from my head.
Acrab, Hoiore and Turbeau. Time magic in the East, North, and West. It was undoubtedly the first condition. What else was there?
“Ah.”
I pressed my eyes tightly and searched for the map of the Kalhai Empire in the study.
Something heavy was weighing on my chest. My breath was tight, and my throat parched. Thoughts gradually melted away. My hands were sweating. I was fraught with unease.